5 things you missed: How to follow the Sochi Olympics, Pillcams, more

Fireworks on display over the Olympic Park during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Fisht Olympic Stadium on February 7, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

1. Follow the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on Twitter

Sochi, Russia, is 9 hours ahead of the East Coast, meaning that a majority of American viewers won't be able to watch the games while, say, waiting at the doctor's office waiting for your PillCam results (see below). But, thanks to some nifty tools over at Twitter, you can follow the action online and find updates through social media.

According to Twitter's analytics tools, the U.S. ranks second in Olympics tweets per million people, with Japan taking the top spot. If you believe in America, you'll tweet about the games just as soon as you're done here.

While George Jetson swallowed a pill that (inaccurately) predicted his death, a Pillcam has been developed to help examine a patient's colon without having a colonoscopy. How does it work? The patient swallows the PillCam, which makes its way into the digestive tract, and information is beamed to a receiver device carried on the patient's waist.

While it may have been super-cool to use for a little while, LinkedIn announced today that it will be ending its “Intro” service, which worked within the iOS Mail app. The service helped give users a quick intro to the individual with whom they were corresponding, providing information like occupation, place of employment and prior experience.

LinkedIn will also be shutting down “Slidecast,” a feature within “Slideshare” that enabled audio files to be attached to a presentation or slideshow. If you knew about that feature of LinkedIn, raise your hand, and help yourself to an extra sip of premium worker-bee coffee. You've earned it.

A well-designed app, with a beautiful interface, Distiller is the latest toy that can help you choose the perfect whisky for any occasion.

While you are unable to shop directly from the app, Distiller can help you find the type of whisky that you knew you were looking for, but just couldn't find. The app analyzes tens of thousands of data points, varying across flavors, price, reputation, and how good of a “gift” the drink will be.

Users are able to add their own personal rating to the different items displayed, helping add to a community rating system. Pretty grand, right?

Some inventions are so useful, it leaves you wondering how we survived without them.

Kohler has added two LED lights to two new toilet seat models. The lights project a gentle blue glow to help you get to the porcelain throne and take care of the task at hand without having to squint or squirm. They run on a seven-hour cycle so you don't have to worry about turning the device on or off, so as long as the batteries have juice, NightLight will lovingly guide you towards its warm embrace.

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